Who enjoys 60 ring gauge cigars?
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After a while the larger ring gauges become cumbersome. Also, as the rg's get smaller the flavors of the wrapper leaf become more prevalent in the smoke. The wrapper and binder is where a large portion of the "flavor" comes from ie, nuts, vanilla, coffee, etc... The sweetness, "woodiness" or earthy profiles. The fillers are what gives it the "tabacco" profiles or the spice, pepper, leathery type flavors. IMHO
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Good points. I still like them all. I tend to prefer the spicy, peppery sticks... but enjoy them all for different reasons. I also think that because flavors change with the onslaught of variables - it becomes more difficult to nail down sometimes. I often think there are more defenses than necessary on what people smoke size wise... I think many people do it for image.
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Usually on some of the auction sites, they'll go for less then smaller sticks. I'll grab a 5'er here and there just because of the pricing. And if you get them cheap enough,you don't feel bad for not finishing the cigar. I prefer smaller ring gauges, but I'll smoke anything pretty much
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Widely regarded as such. Had one that was gifted to me by a friend, better than expected but just not my thing. You really have to like this format imo.the best 60rg is a LFD Digger
I also smoked the OR Casa Magna Gran Unico, a tasty milk chocolate bomb but pretty one dimensional.
56 is typically my limit.
Cus I can barely get my mouth around it and the profiles are usually washed out.
If you're a big guy I totally get the attraction to larger ring gauges. If you're the size of Shaq I'm sure a PC would look like a cigarillo in your hands and feel about the same when you're smoking it. For me though, I've found a few 54s and 55s I like where a certain blend shines in a larger RG, but everyone has their limit and 55 is already bordering on an uncomfortable mouth feel for me.
Never smoked a 60 ring gauge due to the intimidation factor. I recently bought a box of 10 gordos just to try them out to see what the whole hoopla is about.
They don't look that big in person and are not intimidating now that i've smoked plenty of 5 x 56 Robustos (Torano and Brazilias).
Size preference is mostly due to how people smoke. In my opinion, the hate for large ring gauges is just sad whining that the cigar market is evolving away from the cigar hipster favorites (i.e. Lanceros and Coronas)
The only real reason to dislike large ring gauges is if you prefer to hold the cigar in your mouth for extended periods of time. This is where 56+ ring gauges become awkward especially as they get longer.
I prefer 52-56 ring gauges mostly due to how comfortable it feels in the hand and the good burn time you get out of them ( i prefer to smoke for 60-90 minutes). I use an ash tray or hold the cigar in my hand 99% of the time so i don't find larger ring gauges cigars bothersome or jaw breakers. Everyone has preferences and quite frankly some people take it too far and bash cigars that don't fit their preconceived notions of what a "cigar" should be.
They don't look that big in person and are not intimidating now that i've smoked plenty of 5 x 56 Robustos (Torano and Brazilias).
Size preference is mostly due to how people smoke. In my opinion, the hate for large ring gauges is just sad whining that the cigar market is evolving away from the cigar hipster favorites (i.e. Lanceros and Coronas)
The only real reason to dislike large ring gauges is if you prefer to hold the cigar in your mouth for extended periods of time. This is where 56+ ring gauges become awkward especially as they get longer.
I prefer 52-56 ring gauges mostly due to how comfortable it feels in the hand and the good burn time you get out of them ( i prefer to smoke for 60-90 minutes). I use an ash tray or hold the cigar in my hand 99% of the time so i don't find larger ring gauges cigars bothersome or jaw breakers. Everyone has preferences and quite frankly some people take it too far and bash cigars that don't fit their preconceived notions of what a "cigar" should be.
I couldn't disagree more. The larger rg cigars seem to be created for the new hipster smokers just getting into cigars. Last weekend I was at a casino cigar lounge and every time a group of young 'hipsters' wandered in, wide-eyed and clueless, they ultimately purchased the fattest cigars available and proceeded to sit there with the things clenched in their mouth, puffing away.
As everyone else in this thread has said, smaller rg cigars have a much more interesting flavor profile.
Oh no, here come the hipsters again. And for what it's worth, Xavier, when these ridiculous ring gauges started showing up in the nineties, it wasn't the hipster newbs, it was the yuppie newbs. And then the douchebag newbs.
In my 10 years of this journey (and over 10,000 cigars) I've noticed what Xavier Dredo has. At many get togethers, meetups, and hurfs, it's usually the newer smokers lighting up the monster sticks. Most of the older, more experienced ones gravitate to the smaller, more traditional sizes. JMHO. Of course there are exceptions, and as always, smoke what you like, and don't worry about other's opinions.
Personally, I prefer 52 rg or smaller. Usually robs or coronas. I also, for some reason don't like longer sticks. For something around 50 rg, 5-1/2" max, though I prefer 5". 44 to 46 rg, I'll do up to 6", so that rules out lanceros. Again, just my preference.
Personally, I prefer 52 rg or smaller. Usually robs or coronas. I also, for some reason don't like longer sticks. For something around 50 rg, 5-1/2" max, though I prefer 5". 44 to 46 rg, I'll do up to 6", so that rules out lanceros. Again, just my preference.
One thing I've heard a few times from guys who smoke only rarely is, well it's only 50 cents more so I get the bigger one, better value! Generally it's not about the smoke it's just about having a cigar and more cigar is more better to them.
Somehow I have acquired the nickname 'hipster' at my local B&M despite being almost 40 and GenX. I try to not let them know I hate it...pretty sure they know I hate it...
Goddamn FOGs even go so far as to call me a liberal millennial, just totally crossing the line. So rude.
Seriously though, the young cats I see smoking tend to be more into pipes than anything else.
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